Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1950

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,897
2	Mary	1,559
3	Brenda	1,214
4	Patricia	959
5	Barbara	798
6	Sharon	634
7	Judy	614
8	Sandra	607
9	Carolyn	575
9	Deborah	575
11	Donna	558
12	Betty	546
13	Nancy	469
14	Wanda	468
15	Joyce	459
15	Shirley	459
17	Janice	391
18	Margaret	353
19	Susan	341
20	Karen	339
21	Janet	334
21	Pamela	334
23	Phyllis	332
24	Carol	330
25	Bonnie	317

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Connie	315
27	Judith	308
28	Elizabeth	300
29	Martha	298
30	Beverly	288
31	Peggy	280
32	Rebecca	277
33	Kathy	245
34	Rita	243
35	Anna	220
36	Dorothy	203
37	Diana	201
38	Virginia	198
39	Helen	194
40	Charlotte	192
41	Kathleen	188
42	Marilyn	182
43	Glenda	177
44	Ruth	171
45	Vicki	166
46	Sheila	164
46	Wilma	164
48	Sherry	162
49	Gloria	159
50	Paula	155
51	Doris	150
52	Diane	148
53	Alice	147
53	Frances	147
55	Jane	146
56	Cheryl	145
57	Jo	144
58	Patsy	143
58	Teresa	143
60	Ann	130
61	Joan	128
62	Rose	127
63	Norma	125
64	Lois	124
64	Marsha	124
66	Cynthia	123
67	Sue	120
68	Darlene	115
69	Debra	108
69	Vickie	108
71	Evelyn	107
72	Catherine	106
73	Laura	102
74	Cathy	101
75	Ruby	98
76	Jacqueline	95
76	Sarah	95
78	Katherine	92
79	Loretta	91
80	Geraldine	82
81	Anita	80
82	Patty	76
82	Theresa	76
84	Christine	74
84	Constance	74
84	Jennifer	74
84	Mildred	74
88	Juanita	73
89	Rhonda	72
90	Glenna	71
91	Edna	70
92	Edith	69
92	Jean	69
94	Elaine	68
94	Kathryn	68
94	Thelma	68
97	Gwendolyn	66
98	Clara	65
98	Gail	65
98	Shelia	65